Somerset House's Summer Series: shows announced

by Mike Diver [Edit this content] ▾ 27 comments 12:30 April 17th, 2007

The line-up for this year's Summer Series of shows at London's Somerset House - it's by the river, yup yup - has been announced.

Some good, some bad. Same ol' same ol'. Support acts TBC.

July

12 Mogwai in surround sound, £22.50

13 Kasabian_ £25_

14* Bert Jansch* with Beth Orton and Bernard Butler £22.50

15* Guillemots*_ £25_

16* Lily Allen* £22.50

17* Mika* £23.50

18* Black Rebel Motorcycle Club*_ £22.50_

19* The Roots* £25

20* Amy Winehouse* £22.50

21 Hot Chip £22.50

Tickets go on sale on April 19 from a variety of outlets including Stargreen, Ticketmaster and Somerset House itself (link). Says the series programmer Raye Cosbert:

"The courtyard at Somerset House has shown itself to be one of the best venues in the country for live music of all persuasions. It seems to bring out the best in every artist that plays there. This year’s promises to be very special."

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Surround sound though.

fuck. May have to go.

carrot_ram | 17 Apr '07, 12:38 | X | Reply

Can someone please buy mike a ticket for mika?

I want to see the reaction we get the next morning.

lemonbrickcombo | 17 Apr '07, 12:44 | X | Reply

Sounds good

But as for the rest...
Whatever happened to the days of Calexico and Yo La Tengo and all the other great summer shows there.
It's just Ben & Jerry's now, innit?

marfamac @carrot_ram | 17 Apr '07, 12:52 | X | Reply

"should Hot Chip be allowed to charge £22.50 a ticket?"

What a strange question.

joeymahone @craigfoley | 17 Apr '07, 13:24 | X | Reply

Mogwai cunting clashing with

cunting latitude

Jesus_Quintana @joeymahone | 17 Apr '07, 13:30 | X | Reply

but are they really worth

£2.50 less than Kasabian, just to put it into context?
Somerset House is always such a nice night out but it is more like £50 by the time you've had a few drinks or double that if you don't "go dutch" with your other half or take a friend for their birthday or whatever...
Sigur Ros there made so many people cry, it was awesome.

sean @craigfoley | 17 Apr '07, 13:34 | X | Reply

hmmmm...

Both The Roots and Hot Chip look very tempting. Very tempting indeed...

dove_from_above | 17 Apr '07, 13:37 | X | Reply

they both clash with truck though

so its mogwai or nothing.

lemonbrickcombo @dove_from_above | 17 Apr '07, 13:40 | X | Reply

Guillemots it is!

Whee!

Kayleia | 17 Apr '07, 13:54 | X | Reply

The Roots are a real effort live...

whoever told them that wanky jamming was a good idea needs to be shot...

Reckoning @dove_from_above | 17 Apr '07, 13:57 | X | Reply

Guillemots

Yeah this would be an ace place to see Guillemots!

Can't understand why they're more expensive though, none of the bands are exactly huge, but surely speaking in terms of 'normal' gigs it would surely cost more to see Mogwai than Guillemots normally. That also applies to lots of the others....

ghbradshaw @Kayleia | 17 Apr '07, 13:59 | X | Reply

tempted

but tis a lot for mogwai :(

dazedmarc | 17 Apr '07, 14:21 | X | Reply

I ain't going Truck

So that's not an issue for meeeeeee

dove_from_above @lemonbrickcombo | 17 Apr '07, 14:42 | X | Reply

My guillemots ticket for Rock City

was about £15, so I don't mind paying a lot more.

Fyfe likes me. He expects me to be there.

Kayleia @ghbradshaw | 17 Apr '07, 14:51 | X | Reply

It's totally

worth paying that to see them... but it seems to be one of the steepest price increases from the 'norm' - surely Mogwai normally charge around £20 anyway?

ghbradshaw @Kayleia | 17 Apr '07, 15:57 | X | Reply

Got

my mogwai ticket...hoooraaaay

recoveryinjection @spadger_spotter | 17 Apr '07, 16:50 | X | Reply

Should Mika be allowed to charge anything?

JGJug @joeymahone | 17 Apr '07, 16:57 | X | Reply

how?

I've been on all the ticket sites and Somerset House and nothing shows up.

marfamac @recoveryinjection | 17 Apr '07, 17:49 | X | Reply

Thank you

you're a star!

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